| H0 |
Main Engine Ignition |
| The Ariane 5 rocket's first stage Vulcain 2 main engine ignites and undergoes a thorough health check on the launch pad. |
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| H0+00:07.3 |
Launch |
| Producing about 2.6 million pounds of thrust, the Ariane 5 rocket's two solid rocket boosters ignite to lift the launcher into the sky. |
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| H0+00:12.6 |
Start Pitch Maneuver |
| The Ariane 5 rocket begins to pitch over after rising vertically from the ELA-3 launch pad. |
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| H0+00:17.1 |
Start Roll Maneuver |
| The Ariane 5 rocket starts its roll maneuver to head east away from the Guiana Space Center. |
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| H0+02:22 |
Booster Separation |
| The solid rocket boosters exhaust their propellant and are jettisoned from the Ariane 5's first stage. |
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| H0+03:20 |
Jettison Payload Fairing |
| The two halves of the Ariane 5's 5.4-meter, or 17.7-foot, diameter payload fairing are jettisoned once the
rocket leaves the thick lower atmosphere. |
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| H0+08:49 |
Main Stage Shutdown |
| The cryogenic first stage's Vulcain 2 main engine shuts down. |
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| H0+08:55 |
Stage Separation |
| Explosive bolts fire to separate the Ariane 5's first and second stages. |
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| H0+08:59 |
Upper Stage Ignition |
| The upper stage's HM7B engine, burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, ignites to propel the ABS 2 and Athena-Fidus satellites to orbit. |
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| H0+25:05 |
Upper Stage Shutdown 1 |
| The upper stage's HM7B engine shuts down after reaching an orbit with a low point of 153 miles, a high point of 22,330 miles and an inclination of 6 degrees. |
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| H0+27:19 |
ABS 2 Separation |
| The Ariane 5 rocket deploys the ABS 2 communications satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Hong Kong. |
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| H0+30:15 |
Sylda 5 Separation |
| The Sylda 5 dual-payload adapter is jettisoned to expose the Athena-Fidus satellite for separation. |
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| H0+32:28 |
Athena-Fidus Separation |
| The Ariane 5 rocket deploys the Athena-Fidus communications satellite to serve the French and Italian defense ministries. |
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